Life, Death and Vanilla Slices

Estranged sisters Anne and Jess were never close as children and have drifted further apart over the years - living separate lives in different cities. But when their mother Jean is seriously injured in a road accident, they find themselves flung together again. It's not going to be pretty...

Meanwhile Jean - trapped in a coma - is dreaming of her life and all the family secrets she never shared. Secrets even her daughters don't know about - but really should...

Jenny Eclair is famed for her razor sharp wit and brilliant observation. Her new novel is a fantastic black comedy about secrets and lies - those we tell each other and those we tell ourselves...